Letter: Ernie Hebert’s My Hero

Please tell Ernie Hebert he’s my hero. His commentary on The Great Gatsby resulted in an entire Forum section devoted to a discussion of the merits (or lack thereof) of a work of American literature. Best morning ever. Thank you!

If you’re a drug dealer, a drunk, a crook, a phoney, a bully, a racist, a snob or a ditz you might want to go see The Great Gatsby, because the characters in the movie are your people. Better yet, read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, a book that has been called the great American novel, a book …